Grammar notes
Grammar
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This is our last “Grammar Notes” step for this course. Therefore, we wanted to leave you with something useful yet enjoyable.
Family words
In this small paragraph, you’ll find the words you need to draw your own family tree.
In the Downloads section below, you’ll find the drawing of a family tree (slektstre) you can fill in with your own family members.
Note that most of family words in Norwegian are irregular nouns, so remember to learn the proper inflection!
| en familie – familien – familier – familiene | a family |
| et barn – barnet – barn – barna | a child |
| ei mor – mora – mødre – mødrene | a mother |
| en far – faren – fedre – fedrene | a father |
| foreldre – foreldrene (pl.) | parents |
| ei datter – dattera – døtre – døtrene | a daughter |
| en sønn – sønnen – sønner – sønnene | a son |
| ei søster – søstera – søstre – søstrene | a sister |
| en bror – broren – brødre – brødrene | a brother |
| søsken -søsknene (pl.) | siblings |
| et enebarn | an only child |
| ei tante – tanten – tanter – tantene | an aunt |
| en onkel – onkelen – onkler – onklene | an uncle |
| ei kusine – kusinen – kusiner – kusinene | a cousin (female) |
| en fetter – fetteren – fettere – fetterne | a cousin (male) |
| et søskenbarn | a cousin (in general, m. or f.) |
| en nevø – nevøen – nevøer – nevøene | a nephew |
| ei niese – niesen – nieser – niesene | a niece |
| ei bestemor – bestemora – bestemødre – bestemødrene | a grandmother |
| ei farmor | a paternal grandmother |
| ei mormor | a maternal grandmother |
| en bestefar – bestefaren – bestefedre – bestefedrene | a grandfather |
| en farfar | a paternal grandfather |
| en morfar | a maternal grandfather |
| besteforeldre – besteforeldrene | grandparents |
| et barnebarn | a grandchild |
Now, can you draw your family tree in Norwegian?
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